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CVE-2016-9588 Details

Description

arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9 mismanages the #BP and #OF exceptions, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by declining to handle an exception thrown by an L2 guest.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ef85b67385436ddc1998f45f1d6a210f935b3388 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 CVE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404924 CVEIssue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ef85b67385436ddc1998f45f1d6a210f935b3388 CVEPatchVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-3887PK - Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
<= 4.9

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-9588
NVD Published Date:
Dec 28, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-9588 Details - Not Deferred